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Adam Levine and co. bite Phil Collins for their latest hit. It was co-written by Swedish pop svengali Max Martin, the dude behind monster hits like “…Baby One More Time” and “Since U Been Gone”, as well as Martin’s proteges Shellback and Savan Kotecha, the latter of whom is responsible for Usher’s massive hit “DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love”